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From  NEW! A Conflict of Interest: Second Congo War1997–2003 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows the Second Congo War from 1997 to 2003. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  A Coup by Any Other Name… |
In Chapter 5, Philpot discusses the article and later book The Genocide Fax by staff writer for The New Yorker Philip Gourevitch, who exposed a private fax that General Roméo Dallaire sent … | Robin Philpot | 19 | 2013 | $1.90 Add |
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From  A Nakba of OlivesThe West Bank Wall From: Walls |
This chapter focuses on the West Bank Wall, which divides Israeli and Palestinian/Arab populations and territory. Israelis have described this wall as necessary to stop terrorism and defend their … | Marcello Di Cintio | 30 | 2013 | $3.00 Add |
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From  NEW! A Normal ChildhoodFrom: Up the Coast |
Chapter Two focuses on the author’s father John Brandon Willcock, leaving North Bay, Ontario for work, hardship during the Great Depression, his father’s (the author’s … | Kathryn Willcock | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! A Pact in 1939, Seed of Victory in 1945From: Myths of Modern History |
This chapter tackles a myth recently "certified" by the European parliament: that WW2 became possible because Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union concluded an “alliance,” … | Jacques R. Pauwels | 30 | 2022 | $3.00 Add |
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From NEW! A Struggle for Power: The Congo Crisis1961–1965 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter explores the Congo Crisis between 1961 and 1965. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  A War against AfricaAFRICOM, NATO, and Racism From: Slouching Towards Sirte |
In Chapter Four, Forte examines the role of the United States military in Africa through the role of the Africa Command (AFRICOM), the African Growth and Opportunities Act (AGOA), the work of the … | Maximilian C. Forte | 50 | 2012 | $5.00 Add |
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From  Across the Gap between Us |
This chapter revolves around the author’s reading of Paul Monette’s Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir. | Liam October O'Brien | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
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From An Avatar of Colonial EuropeCollette Braeckman |
In Chapter 12, Philpot reviews Colette Braeckman’s book “Rwanda, Histoire d’un genocide”, published immediately after the Rwandan war in October 1994. Philpot addresses … | Robin Philpot | 8 | 2013 | $0.80 Add |
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From Andy Bell Made Me Gay |
This chapter concerns the author’s youthful sexual experiences, and how he felt that he was going to die because he was gay. | Dan Cullinane | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From NEW! Another Absent Leadership2003–2018 From: Postcards from Congo |
The chapter follows Congo in the first two decades of the twentieth century and its continued struggles for democracy. | Edmund Trueman | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From  Anti-Semitism |
Chapter One examines the history of anti-semitism as a tool of the political Right. The chapter explores how the roots of anti-semitism go much farther back than Hitler, but trace their roots … | Stephen Gowans | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From Appendix 1:Interview with Captain Amadou Deme – “Shock and Awe” in Kigali, April 1994 |
Interview with Captain Amadou Deme “Shock and Awe” in Kigali, April 1994 | Robin Philpot | 10 | 2013 | $1.00 Add |
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From Appendix II:Human Rights Watch and Alison Des Forges VS Rwandan Delegation in New York, May 1994 |
Human Rights Watch and Alison Des Forges VS Rwandan Delegation in New York, May 1994 | Robin Philpot | 5 | 2013 | $0.50 Add |
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From  Author’s UpdateFrom: The Einstein File |
The author discusses the aftermath of the first publication of this book in 2002. He critiques Genius, the 2017 ten-part series on Einstein that aired on the National Geographic cable channel. He … | Fred Jerome | 28 | 2018 | $2.80 Add |
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From  Bao Tong’s Fall |
This chapter begins with the story of Bao Tong, a former senior Chinese official who was arrested for supporting the Tiananmen Square protesters. The chapter goes on to explore Bao Tong’s … | Michael Cormier | 26 | 2013 | $2.60 Add |
